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Two people arrested after drugs worth €53,000 seized in Dublin

The seizure was made at a property in the Ringsend area last night.

TWO PEOPLE IN their 20s have been arrested after €53,000 worth of drugs were seized in Dublin.

Diazepam pills valued at €47,000 and cannabis worth €6,000 were seized after gardaí searched an address in Ringsend under warrant last night.

A man and woman were arrested and are currently detained at Irishtown garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

The drugs will be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis, and a garda spokesperson said investigations are ongoing.

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